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Laura Kyrke-Smith vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Laura Kyrke-Smith
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Lab Aylesbury
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Laura Kyrke-Smith and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 205 different votes 251 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 43% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
37 Aye 20 No
Tax 5% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
15 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 7% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 44 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
507
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
255
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
252
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£198,951
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£198,951
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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